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US3143273A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

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Assignee: ST Regis Paper Co
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Filing: 1962-04-04
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Granted: 1964-08-04
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Expires: 1982-04-04
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Warren J Bunting
  • 👤 John J Goodrich
  • 👤 Maurice E Blais

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 20:29
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D71/00; B65D71/06; B65D71/12; B65D71/36; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/44; B65D5/48; B65D5/54; B65D5/5495; B65D2571/00; B65D2571/00123; B65D2571/00129; B65D2571/00135; B65D2571/00141; B65D2571/00246; B65D2571/00253; B65D2571/00259; B65D2571/00265; B65D2571/00277; B65D2571/00333; B65D2571/00339; B65D2571/00345; B65D2571/00351; B65D2571/00432; B65D2571/00438; B65D2571/00444; B65D2571/00648; B65D2571/00654; B65D2571/0066; B65D2571/00709; B65D2571/00722; B65D2571/00728; B65D2571/00833; B65D2571/00864

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 292 words
A CARTON FOR CANNED GOODS COMPRISING A BOTTOM WALL, A PAIR OF SIDE WALLS FOLDABLY CONNECTED TO THE EDGES OF THE BOTTOM WALL RESPECTIVELY, A PAIR OF TOP WALLS FOLDABLY CONNECTED TO THE EDGES OF THE SIDE WALLS RESPECTIVELY, A PAIR OF CENTER WALLS DISPOSED IN FACE TO FACE RELATION AND BEING FOLDABLY CONNECTED TO THE TOP WALLS AND TO THE BOTTOM WALL RESPECTIVELY, A PAIR OF SPACED END WALLS FOLDABLY CONNECTED TO THE TOP WALLS, SIDE WALLS AND BOTTOM WALL RESPECTIVELY, SAID CARTON BEING PROVIDED WITH A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING LINE OF PERFORATION EXTENDING FROM THE TOP EDGE OF ONE END WALL, DOWN SAID ONE END WALL, ALONG THE BOTTOM WALL AND UP THE OTHER END WALL TO THE TOP EDGE OF THE OTHER END WALL, SAID CARTON BEING PROVIDED WITH A TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING LINE OF PERFORATION EXTENDING FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE OF ONE CENTER WALL, UP SAID CENTER WALL ACROSS ONE OF SAID TOP WALLS, DOWN SAID ADJACENT SIDE WALL, ACROSS THE BOTTOM WALL, UP THE OTHER SIDE WALL, ACROSS THE ADJACENT TOP WALL AND DOWN THE OTHER CENTER WALL, WHEREBY THE SO-FORMED CARTON FOR CANNED GOODS MAY BE SEVERED INTO FOUR PACKAGES ALONG SAID LINES OF PERFORATIONS WITH EACH OF THE PACKAGES HAVING ONE OPEN END, THE TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS OF EACH PACKAGE BEING PROVIDED WITH A SUBSTANTIALLY LYRE-SHAPED, TONGUE-LIKE CUT ADJACENT THE OPEN END, THE TONGUED PORTION OF WHICH BEING ADAPTED TO BE MEDIALLY FOLDED, DEPRESSED INWARDLY AND WEDGED BETWEEN A PAIR OF CANS WITH ONE EDGE OF SAID PORTION ENGAGING THE RIM OF ONE OF SAID CANS AND THE OTHER EDGE OF SAID PORTION ENGAGING THE RIM OF THE OTHER OF SAID CANS TO RESIST LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT OF THE CANS TOWARDS SAID OPEN END OF SAID PACKAGE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 292 words
A CARTON FOR CANNED GOODS COMPRISING A BOTTOM WALL, A PAIR OF SIDE WALLS FOLDABLY CONNECTED TO THE EDGES OF THE BOTTOM WALL RESPECTIVELY, A PAIR OF TOP WALLS FOLDABLY CONNECTED TO THE EDGES OF THE SIDE WALLS RESPECTIVELY, A PAIR OF CENTER WALLS DISPOSED IN FACE TO FACE RELATION AND BEING FOLDABLY CONNECTED TO THE TOP WALLS AND TO THE BOTTOM WALL RESPECTIVELY, A PAIR OF SPACED END WALLS FOLDABLY CONNECTED TO THE TOP WALLS, SIDE WALLS AND BOTTOM WALL RESPECTIVELY, SAID CARTON BEING PROVIDED WITH A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING LINE OF PERFORATION EXTENDING FROM THE TOP EDGE OF ONE END WALL, DOWN SAID ONE END WALL, ALONG THE BOTTOM WALL AND UP THE OTHER END WALL TO THE TOP EDGE OF THE OTHER END WALL, SAID CARTON BEING PROVIDED WITH A TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING LINE OF PERFORATION EXTENDING FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE OF ONE CENTER WALL, UP SAID CENTER WALL ACROSS ONE OF SAID TOP WALLS, DOWN SAID ADJACENT SIDE WALL, ACROSS THE BOTTOM WALL, UP THE OTHER SIDE WALL, ACROSS THE ADJACENT TOP WALL AND DOWN THE OTHER CENTER WALL, WHEREBY THE SO-FORMED CARTON FOR CANNED GOODS MAY BE SEVERED INTO FOUR PACKAGES ALONG SAID LINES OF PERFORATIONS WITH EACH OF THE PACKAGES HAVING ONE OPEN END, THE TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS OF EACH PACKAGE BEING PROVIDED WITH A SUBSTANTIALLY LYRE-SHAPED, TONGUE-LIKE CUT ADJACENT THE OPEN END, THE TONGUED PORTION OF WHICH BEING ADAPTED TO BE MEDIALLY FOLDED, DEPRESSED INWARDLY AND WEDGED BETWEEN A PAIR OF CANS WITH ONE EDGE OF SAID PORTION ENGAGING THE RIM OF ONE OF SAID CANS AND THE OTHER EDGE OF SAID PORTION ENGAGING THE RIM OF THE OTHER OF SAID CANS TO RESIST LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT OF THE CANS TOWARDS SAID OPEN END OF SAID PACKAGE.

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